Following the spate of mysterious deaths in Kano, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to visit Kano State ‘immediately’ to find out the root cause of the tragic development.
The party made the clarion call through its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, who demanded that the President must speedily investigate the deaths.
Ologbondiyan said it was disheartening that till now the President has allegedly not taken any actions concerning the situation.
Ologbondiyan said, “The PDP notes with dismay that the Buhari Presidency had failed to take any concrete step on this frightening development, but is, as usual, waiting to be prodded to stand up to the demand of the office and proceed to Kano State to identity with the people, find a solution and contain the ugly situation.
“The party describes as lamentable that President Muhammadu Buhari, who promised to lead from the front, and who recently took up the toga of ECOWAS COVID-19 Response Champion, had rather receded into the safety of Aso Villa and failed to promptly activate any concrete and visible action to investigate and arrest the situation in Kano, where Nigerians are dying in their hundreds.
“The PDP described the situation as yet another manifestation of leadership failure and insensitivity of the Buhari-led All Progressives Congress administration to the plight of Nigerians at critical moments.
“Our party holds that the situation in Kano demands an immediate Presidential visit and investigation at a very high level. Those dying in Kano are Nigerians and must not be abandoned. The development deserves utmost presidential attention to avoid further escalation.”
There have been over 640 deaths recorded in Kano with well over 20 prominent persons losing their lives.
